Santi Cirillo e Metodio | |
Fullname: | Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius |
Native Name: | Chiesa dei Santi Cirillo e Metodio |
Native Name Lang: | it |
Pushpin Map: | Italy Lazio |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 41.789°N 12.3451°W |
Location: | Via Osteria di Dragoncello 12, Acilia Nord, Rome |
Country: | Italy |
Language(S): | Italian and Latin |
Denomination: | Catholic |
Tradition: | Roman Rite |
Former Names: | --> |
Status: | titular church, parish church |
Dedication: | Cyril and Methodius |
Consecrated Date: | 8 November 1997 |
Functional Status: | active |
Architect: | Bruno Bozzini |
Years Built: | 1994–97 |
Santi Cirillo e Metodio is a 20th-century parochial church and titular church near to Ostia, Rome dedicated to Cyril and Methodius.[1] [2]
The church was built in 1996–97. It is of reinforced concrete with a travertine facade.[3] Pope John Paul II visited in 1998.[4] In 2019 the pyx was stolen from the church, but recovered.[5] [6] On 30 September 2023, Pope Francis made it a titular church to be held by a cardinal-priest.[7]